Hargreaves Lansdown swipes new chief executive from Vanguard Investing Britain’s biggest investment platform has poached a senior member of tracker funds giant Vanguard to be its new chief executive. Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed Matt Benchener as chief executive officer from July 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Benchener runs Vanguard’s personal investment business in the US, which has several million clients, and will join the [...]
National Grid profit jumps by a fifth despite record investment Business National Grid’s annual profits rose by a fifth as it lauded stable growth against a backdrop of “international economic uncertainty.” On an underlying basis, pre-tax profit increased 20 per cent to £3.7bn over the 12 months ended 31 March. Earnings per share rose two per cent to 73.3p, ahead of previous guidance. National Grid announced [...]
FCA boss: Watchdog’s mindset ‘is changing’ on financial advice Investing The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said its “mindset is changing” as it attempts to make financial advice more accessible to consumers. The watchdog is aiming to shift the way it regulates to take a “more outcomes-based approach”, said Sarah Pritchard, executive director of markets and international at the FCA, in a speech today. With [...]
Vanguard: Asset manager soars to second most popular UK retail investor pick August 20, 2024 Vanguard has jumped to become the second most popular asset manager among UK retail investors for the first time. While American passive manager Blackrock has long dominated the number one spot for net sales among UK retail investors, this is rival Vanguard’s first time in the quarterly Pridham Report. Vanguard brought in £1.6bn in net [...]
Vanguard chief economist: UK economy primed for success regardless of election winner June 24, 2024 The UK is primed to surge to success into next year regardless of who wins the election, Vanguard's top economist has said.
Vanguard names new boss to lead European investment arm April 10, 2024 Investment giant Vanguard has announced the new boss of its European division.